On 23 and 25 January at the chamber halls of the Mariinsky II there will be two evenings of cycles by the Academy of Young Opera Singers directed by Larisa Gergieva: Masterpieces of Russian Vocal Music and Legendary Soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre.
On 23 January at the Musorgsky Hall, soloists from the Academy will be performing romances by Nikolai Tcherepnin. “An uncommon lyricist, a landscapist, a master of psychological and rural sketches, a Russian Impressionist – he created an entire gallery of wonderful musical miniatures. One has to be a master in order to be able to uncover these images and create that mood,” says Larisa Gergieva, the Academy’s Director. The composer’s original style expressed itself with particular refinement in his chamber and vocal lyricism – romances to verse by Mikhail Lermontov, Fyodor Tyutchev, Apollon Maykov, Afanasy Fet, Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov, Konstantin Balmont and Konstantin Fofanov.
On 25 January the Stravinsky Foyer will be hosting the next concert from the series Legendary Soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre, which speaks of the lives and art of outstanding singers of the past. As part of exhibition-concerts, this gallery of images has already presented Leonid Yakovlev and Yevgeny Mravin, with plans to feature the life story of Valentina Kuza (8 February).
The concert on 25 January is dedicated to Daria Leonova – “Queen Azucena”, an opera singer (contralto), singing teacher and dramatic actress.
For each concert an exhibition is organised containing archive materials; Larisa Gergieva speaks of the destiny of the concert’s “hero”, while soloists from the Academy add vocal illustrations, performing arias from the repertoires of these brilliant musicians.
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